The sweep of family history across the generations
Betty Ringel's two daughters were able to leave Germany before 1938. They were in the twenties and they settled in London.
Twyla Ariel Eilertsen Ruby was born on August 7, 1985
Insider dealings in the French jewelry trade. Swank cocktail parties for the Nazi elite. A rough-cut Jewish jeweler and his ebullient new wife. Where Henry Kissinger met Le Duc Tho.
In 1955, Helga led a committee of parents to open a preschool in Vestal.
The Ringel family crossed from Lisbon on the SS Guine—but their entry to the U.S. was anything but routine
In July 1940, consular officials from three nations conspired to open an escape route for Jews out of occupied France. Why did they do it?
Rosa Feidt was the only Lewi sibling who got out, to her everlasting remorse
Seymour, also called Samuel, was partly estranged from the family. He worked as a truant officer in the New York City schools. His daughter Harriet Berkowitz discovered our blog and contributed a trove of precious documents.
Home from the war, Stan Ruby was a graduate student in physics at Columbia University. Helga Ringel was a smart, pretty war refugee from Berlin
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
Joan Ruby married Milton Felenstein. Their life and family in Rockville Centre.
How and why did Stan Ruby's important post-graduate research go wrong, and what impact did it have on his career in physics?
Meta, Blossom and Sadie
First came Walter, then Danny and Joanne. They would carry on the Ruby-Ringel genes.
During the course of my genealogy work, I have discovered and connected with cousins from all my family branches. Here are some lessons learned.